*originally published on October 6, 2011* Ranking: #1 The most fun I’ve had at a Shakespeare play in a very long time was at Des McAnuff’s raucous celebration of anachronism: Twelfth Night, my favourite Stratford Production of 2011. I love anachronism as a concept. The universality of Shakespeare’s plays makes it okay for them to […]
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